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23.01.2022 Blowing bubbles! Not only is it fun but you can use bubbles to help a toddler's speech and language skills. For instance, play language games by asking for "more", saying "pop", counting bubbles and concepts like "up and down". Blowing bubbles may help your child develop an awareness of their lips, tongue and mouth as well as the movements needed for speech sounds (such as rounding and closing lips). It's also a great exercise for breath control.

19.01.2022 Accent modification, or pronunciation training, is a systematic way of changing the way you sound when speaking English. It involves analysis of a client’s pronunciation, rhythm, intonation and stress patterns. Visit http://canberraspeechtherapy.com.au/accent-modification/ to find out more

17.01.2022 A recent study suggests that parents can have considerable influence over their children’s language and brain development by simply engaging them in conversation

17.01.2022 Some tips for talking with your toddler. Meal times can be a social time for the family but by specifically talking about the food you're eating, you can also help develop language skills. Talk about what each food is, how it was cooked, the colours on the plate and tastes associated with it. Not only is your toddler exposed to lots of language but possibly new vocabulary (eg. sweet, sour, spicy, boiled, stir fry, baked, steamed, creamy, crunchy, soggy). When you've exhausted that topic, placemats can also become an opportunity to make up stories about the characters and scenes on the mats. Be warned - meal times may take a lot longer than usual!

17.01.2022 By five years of age, the majority of children that speak English are able to say 93% of consonants and 98% of vowels correctly (McLeod, S. & Crowe, K. (2018). If your child is older than five years of age and still lisping (thee v see) or produces "s" in a "slushy" or thick way, has difficulty pronouncing "r" (wabbit v rabbit) or saying "y" (lellow v yellow) - get in touch with Canberra Speech Therapy for assistance.

15.01.2022 No one is completely stutter free everyone at some point produces general disfluencies in their speech but people who stutter have disfluencies that impact their communication and daily activities. http://canberraspeechtherapy.com.au/?page_id=24

15.01.2022 Our office is now closed for Christmas. Wishing all our past and present clients and their families a safe and happy holidays! Looking forward to starting back with you all in February 2019.

11.01.2022 The importance of families in rural and remote areas being able access essential services, including speech pathology, can’t be underestimated. Telehealth services can also help bridge the gap in service provision.

11.01.2022 Our office is now closed for Christmas. Wishing all our past and present clients and their families a safe and happy holidays! Looking forward to starting back with you all in February 2019.

11.01.2022 We provide mobile therapy provision to our clients in their homes or places of work. Therapy provision within your child’s school can also be arranged.

09.01.2022 'What exactly is stuttering? We define stuttering as disability that affects verbal communication particularly the rhythm or flow of communication. It is char...acterised by disturbances in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech that is inappropriate to an individual’s age and language skills. If you'd like to find out more about stuttering, why not head to our website at: http://ow.ly/b9aT30k07dH See more

07.01.2022 School holidays - you’re either there or they’re fast approaching. Holidays are a great time to encourage your child to read! Order books online at your local library and stock up on all those titles your child may have asked for during the year. Make a day out going to collect them. If you’re not sure what to get or have a reluctant reader, your librarian can help you with appropriate suggestions. Reading with your child is an easy (and free) way to encourage a love of books..., vocabulary development, story narratives and retells. Best of all, it’s screen free! An important addition to the picture below is that a student who reads OR is read to... Photo credit: Scholastic.

06.01.2022 Read, read, read with your kids! Set aside 5-10 mins before bed each night and it becomes built into your child’s bedtime routine. Also, try not to crack up watching this Scottish granny reading to her grandson!

04.01.2022 Now that's a lot of questions...and there's still one week of school holidays to go! By answering your child's questions with a question of your own, you can help develop and enrich their language skills. You could ask: What do you think will happen if... (prediction skills)... How would you feel if that happened to you? How do you think ... feels? (consider other viewpoints) What make these different? What makes these the same? (comparisons) What could you do... (problem solving skills) What made you choose that? (evaluating skills)

02.01.2022 Does your child stutter? Early intervention is recommended as this is the best time to reduce stuttering. At Canberra Speech Therapy we use the Lidcombe Program as it has the strongest research evidence for children under the age of 6 years. This program also has research to support its use with primary school age children. Find out more at www.canberraspeechtherapy.com.au

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